Illinois Farmer Outlook Letter on Dairy Industry Trends
The dairy sector shows stabilization with little change expected in 1957. Milk prices have hovered around $4.15 per hundredweight nationally, Illinois farmers earning 50 to 75 cents below that. Cows milked peaked in 1944 and declined to 21 million by 1956, with production per cow rising from 4600 to over 6000 pounds, and total output near 130 billion pounds anticipated. Cash receipts from milk and fat climbed to about 4.5 billion in 1956, with government price supports fluctuating and stocks reduced. future support likely similar to 1956. Soil erosion and flood risk spur study of flood-control dams and grass-crop land use.
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Illinois
Benson and Humphrey
Humphrey
Secretary Benson
Senator Humphrey
Benson
Supreme Court
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Fuller
White
Taft
Hughes
Stone
Vinson
Warren
Congress
Tem ple and Dunbar chosen as Illinois delegates to national sheep council
William Temple of Serena and Carl Dunbar of Bushnell were elected Illinois delegates to the American Sheep Producers Council at a Bloomington gathering. A.8. Garrigus of the University of Illinois explains council funding under the National Wool Act of 1954 and plans to form an Illinois-Indiana area council with Indiana delegates. Temple leads Illinois Wool Marketing Association and Dunbar serves as director for multiple Illinois sheep groups.
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Willam Temple
Serena
Carl Dunbar
Bushnell
Illinois
American Sheep Producers Council
Temple
Dunbar
Bloomington
Garrigus
University of Ilinois College of Agriculure
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Tinois
Indiana
Temple and
Tlinois-Indiana Sheep Producers Council
Area Council
Denver
Illinois Wool Marketing Association
Corriedale Sheet
Ground Ear Corn or Shelled Corn for Dairy Cows
University of Illinois trials show little difference in dairy rations using equal weights of ground ear corn with cobs or ground shelled corn. Brown notes cob bulk aids digestion, improving nutrient use, while cob meal rich in fiber but low in protein and minerals. Grinding costs may determine choice.
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University of Ilinois
R. E. Brown
US College of Agriculture
Brown
Ninth Custom Spray Operators School Plans Announced
Plans are complete for the ninth Custom Spray Operators School to be held at the University of Illinois January 23 25. H B Petty extension entomologist in charge of the school announced this week. Beginning Wednesday afternoon January 23 the Illinois Aerial Applicators Association and the Agri-
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Illini Union
J. D
Randox
University of Ilinois College of Agriculture
Illinois Natural History Survey
University of Illinois
H. B. Petty
Illinois Aerial Applicators Association
Agri
Choctaw Community Notices Mention Local Visits
Mrs. Maude Miller hosts and visits with neighbors including Mr and Mrs Ferry Shotts and children. Attendees include Elder and Mrs Frank Ammons, Delphia Nicol, Jane Sales, Frank Hutchens, Alton Blankeip, Donna Miller, and others at various homes and Sunday school events in Choctaw.
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Woodford Williams
Roger
William Ledermann
Maude Miller
Ferry
Shorts
Kile
Elder
Frank Ammons
Arcola
Delphia Nicol
Allright
Jane Sales
Terre Haute
Frank
Hutchens
of Marshall
Glen Turner
Alton
Blankéip
Donna
Maude
Miller
Ferry Shotts
I Bender
Tommy
Bridgett
Seth
Shotts
Ishmel Bohn
Flossie Maurer
George
Douglass Siverly
Shirley Wilson
Local Social Visits Reported Around Marshall Area
Mrs Kathryn Blankenship and Shirley and Donna visited Mrs Alberta Siverly and children in Marshall. Mr and Mrs Robert Siverly and daughters from Marshall spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr and Mrs Alton Blankenship and family. Mr and Mrs Earl Black and family visited Mr and Mrs Warren Norton and family Saturday evening. Herschel Cline called on Ferry Shotts and family Saturday morning.
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Rose Richey
Kathryn Blankenship
Shirley
Donna
Alberta Siverly
Marshall
Robert Siverly
Alton Blankenship
Earl Black
Warren Norton
Herschel Cline
Ferry Shotts
Carroll Gard
William Imle
Harold Wernz
Fern Wernz
Albert Wernz
Euleta Wernz
Amanda Engle
Terre Haute
Anna Dee Wells
Patience Deah
Max Bartlett
Herman Bartlett
Grant Green
Martin Thompson
Local Ohio Social Notes Reflect Family Visits and Moves
Ohio households report numerous visits from relatives and neighbors. West Palm Beach travelers came for a 25 day stay. Bartletts relocate to the Harry Davis farm. Gard and Hollenbeck families hosted and visited over the weekend. The article also notes Piri Reis map display in Istanbul and a brief on industrial automation raising coal output.
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James Blankenbaker
West Palm Beach
Florida
America
Piri Reis
Topkapi Museum
Istanbul
Turkey
Baby pigs at risk from dirty quarters infections
A notice warns that baby pigs can easily develop digestive tract infections if their living areas are not kept clean and sanitary.
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Illinois Farmer Outlook
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Dept. of
Ag. Economics
National Sheep Council
Hshington
Agg
Mrs. Maude Miller
Abe
Laa
Ohio
Mrs. Grant Hollenbeck
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Cre Sd
R. E. Bishop's
South 9Th ST
Marshall, Ill
R. E
Chas. T. Brandenstein
Marshall Herald
Marshall: Loan CO
Ritter & Behner
Archer Ave. Marshall, DL
Maurice J. Ennis
Optometrist
Archer Ave
Marshall, Il
Martin's Walgreen Drug
Store Marshall, Ill
Ford-Ferguson
New Holland
Firestone
Blackhawk
Burch
Clark County
Merchants Savings Association
Clyde W. Andrews
South 6Th St
Gilbert S. Cluder
Sec'y
Terre Haute, Indiana
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